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CFO Excellence · Certification

Economic Intelligence Certification™

Certify the ability to read Nigerian macro signals and act on them.

Foundation · Free

A credential anchored on the Outliers Economic Intelligence Framework™ and the OEIS™ — for finance leaders, strategy teams and board members who need to translate macro into decisions.

Duration
8–10 weeks
Credential
Practitioner · Advanced · Master
Baseline
Economic Intelligence Assessment™
Renewal
Renewable every 24 months via a refresher module.
Who this is for

Audience

  • CFOs and Heads of Strategy
  • Treasurers and risk leaders
  • Board members and audit committee chairs
  • Senior research, planning and corporate development teams
Outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Read and interpret the Outliers Economic Intelligence Score™
  • Apply pre-set decision rules to capital, pricing and treasury
  • Translate macro shocks into board-ready commentary
  • Build an internal economic intelligence cadence
Pathway

Certification pathway

  1. 11 week

    Baseline diagnostic

    Complete the Economic Intelligence Assessment™.

  2. 24 weeks

    Programme modules

    Complete the Economic Intelligence Programme modules.

  3. 32 weeks

    Applied workstream

    Produce an OEIS™-anchored macro brief for your own organisation.

  4. 41 week

    Capstone & defence

    Defend the brief and your decision-rule application.

  5. 51 week

    Credential issued

    Receive your Practitioner, Advanced or Master credential.

Eligibility

Who can apply

  • Open to senior professionals across finance, strategy, treasury and risk
  • Complete the Economic Intelligence Assessment™ as a baseline
Evidence

Portfolio requirements

  • OEIS™-anchored macro brief produced for your own board / ExCo
  • Decision-rule log applied to a real scenario
Pass criteria

≥ 70% on the Economic Intelligence Assessment™ plus passing capstone.

Frameworks covered

  • Outliers Economic Intelligence Framework™
  • Economic Intelligence Score™ (OEIS™)

Toolkits included

Dashboards included

Academy

Required programme

Advisory

Recommended advisory support

Economic Intelligence advisory subscription

Book advisory call
Register interest

Be first into the next cohort.

Register interest and we will notify you when enrolment opens for the next cohort, along with cohort dates, fees and the kick-off baseline assessment.

Pricing

Foundation level — Free to register interest. Cohort fees apply at enrolment.

By registering you agree to receive cohort updates from Outliers. You can unsubscribe at any time.

FAQs

Frequently asked

Do I need an economics background?

No. The programme is calibrated for finance and business leaders, not economists.